RALEIGH, N.C. - Nov. 19, 2017 - PRLog -- The United States Power Squadrons® (USPS) announces the debut of its streaming media video focused on "Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)" in its Digital Media Library (DML), which can be found online at uspsdml.org (http://www.uspsdml.org) and as a free mobile app available at Apple's App Store and Google Play.

The new "MMSI" (https://youtu.be/g10bxYR0FhM)video shows how a DSC-VHF marine radio programmed with a unique nine-digit MMSI code can help provide for safer boating by taking the "search" out of "search and rescue" in an emergency situation on the water.

Viewers will learn why having an MMSI is necessary to utilize the digital selective calling (DSC) feature of their radios for automated distress hailing, plus how to register and obtain an MMSI at no charge, how to program an MMSI into their handheld or permanently mounted DSC-VHF marine radio, and how to use it in case of an emergency.

The USPS DML will change its name to America's Boating Channel™ in February 2018 along with the debut of a series of more than a dozen new safe-boating videos.